Lot 65 | 6 September 2020

 

 

 

LOT 65

A.B IBRAHIM

B. Alor Setar, 1925 – 1977

Fishing Village, – Kedah Peak, 1950’s

Signed “A.B IBRAHIM” on lower left

Watercolour on paper

26 x 36 cm

Private Collection, Singapore

RM 900 – RM 2,500

This postcard perfect scene of a fishing village in Kedah brings one back to simpler times before the Internet. It is a common, everyday and modest scene carrying a quiet and tranquil mood that accompanies the atmosphere of villages. The artist creates a very nostalgic and sentimental mood, reminding one of days gone by or the feeling of missing home after having been away for a long time. His prowess in re-enacting mood and feeling as well as beautiful rustic landscapes on paper made him one of the most well-known artists in Kedah until this day. A.B. Ibrahim excelled in creating and romanticising local landscapes only with the watercolour medium.